This is a list of golf players who graduated from the Web.com Tour Finals in 2015.[1] The top 25 players on the Web.com Tour's regular season money list in 2015 earned their PGA Tour card for 2016. The Finals determined the other 25 players to earn their PGA Tour cards and their priority order.
As in previous seasons, the Finals featured the top-75 players on the Web.com Tour's regular season money list, players ranked 126–200 on the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup regular season points list (except players exempt through other means), non-members of the PGA Tour with enough FedEx Cup regular season points to place 126–200, and special medical exemptions.
To determine the initial 2016 PGA Tour priority rank, the top 25 Web.com Tour's regular season players were alternated with the top 25 Web.com Tour Finals players. This priority order was then reshuffled several times during the 2016 season.
Patton Kizzire (Finals and regular season combined earnings) and Chez Reavie (Finals earnings) were fully exempt for the 2015–16 season and received invitations to The Players Championship. Patrick Rodgers was also fully exempt on the PGA Tour after earning enough FedEx Cup points as a PGA Tour non-member.
2015 Web.com Tour edit
| Player | 2015 Web.com Tour regular season |
2015 FedEx Cup |
2015 Web.com Tour Finals | The 25 Regular + Finals |
Priority rank | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Earnings ($) |
Rank | Without The 25 |
Earnings ($) |
Best finish |
Rank | Earnings ($) | |||
 Patrick Rodgers† |
24 | 162,070 | n/a | 0 | DNP | 25 | 162,070 | Exempt | ||
| Chez Reavie |
166 | 1 | 1 | 323,067 | Win | Exempt | ||||
| Patton Kizzire* |
1 | 518,241 | 23 | 49,625 | T5 | 1 | 567,866 | Exempt | ||
 Dawie van der Walt* |
3 | 298,235 | 16 | 70,005 | T5 | 2 | 368,240 | 1 | ||
 Emiliano Grillo* |
2 | 2 | 283,667 | Win | 2 | |||||
| Martin Piller |
2 | 343,649 | T96 | 6,360 | T30 | 3 | 350,009 | 3 | ||
 Henrik Norlander |
47 | 104,119 | 3 | 3 | 215,743 | Win | 4 | |||
| Jamie Lovemark |
12 | 191,966 | 7 | 114,179 | T2 | 4 | 306,145 | 5 | ||
| Andrew Loupe |
130 | 25,067 | 198 | 4 | 4 | 195,405 | Win | 6 | ||
| Peter Malnati |
4 | 282,408 | 53 | 23,000 | T10 | 5 | 305,408 | 7 | ||
| Roberto Castro |
177 | 6,381 | 188 | 5 | 5 | 130,785 | T2 | 8 | ||
 Lee Dong-hwan |
15 | 188,767 | 9 | 92,300 | T2 | 6 | 281,067 | 9 | ||
| Sam Saunders |
137 | 6 | 6 | 114,950 | 3 | 10 | ||||
| Smylie Kaufman* |
6 | 248,088 | 44 | 26,410 | T10 | 7 | 274,498 | 11 | ||
| Michael Thompson |
146 | 8 | 7 | 94,830 | T2 | 12 | ||||
| Bronson Burgoon* |
18 | 185,927 | 12 | 83,753 | T2 | 8 | 269,680 | 13 | ||
| Tom Hoge |
237 | 1,604 | 132 | 11 | 8 | 85,119 | T2 | 14 | ||
| Steve Marino |
19 | 180,995 | 10 | 87,843 | T2 | 9 | 268,838 | 15 | ||
| Brett Stegmaier* |
69 | 80,547 | 13 | 9 | 83,600 | 5 | 16 | |||
| Dicky Pride |
5 | 253,057 | 230 | 105 | 4,910 | T64 | 10 | 257,967 | 17 | |
 Rhein Gibson* |
33 | 128,953 | 14 | 10 | 81,943 | 4 | 18 | |||
| Kelly Kraft† |
7 | 242,333 | 69 | 14,554 | T29 | 11 | 256,887 | 19 | ||
| Kyle Stanley |
111 | 36,717 | 181 | 15 | 11 | 81,875 | T5 | 20 | ||
| Kim Si-woo* |
10 | 225,268 | 36 | 31,219 | T16 | 12 | 256,487 | 21 | ||
 Hiroshi Iwata* |
17 | 12 | 60,000 | T4 | 22 | |||||
| Wes Roach |
8 | 241,133 | T113 | 2,900 | T48 | 13 | 244,033 | 23 | ||
| Ricky Barnes |
155 | 18 | 13 | 59,255 | 6 | 24 | ||||
| Shane Bertsch |
9 | 240,369 | 123 | 2,420 | 69 | 14 | 242,789 | 25 | ||
| Lucas Glover |
147 | 19 | 14 | 57,991 | T9 | 26 | ||||
| Tyler Aldridge |
14 | 189,671 | 59 | 17,460 | T16 | 15 | 207,131 | 27 | ||
| Derek Fathauer |
169 | 20 | 15 | 52,000 | 9 | 28 | ||||
 Abraham Ancer* |
11 | 201,819 | n/a | 0 | CUT | 16 | 201,819 | 29 | ||
 Anirban Lahiri† |
21 | 16 | 49,750 | T6 | 30 | |||||
| Harold Varner III* |
25 | 161,102 | 29 | 38,402 | T16 | 17 | 199,504 | 31 | ||
| Tyrone van Aswegen |
175 | 6,876 | 191 | 22 | 17 | 49,637 | T5 | 32 | ||
| Michael Kim* |
13 | 190,243 | 82 | 8,960 | T29 | 18 | 199,203 | 33 | ||
| Mark Hubbard |
164 | 24 | 18 | 43,381 | T5 | 34 | ||||
| Miguel Ángel Carballo |
16 | 188,111 | 78 | 10,618 | T30 | 19 | 198,729 | 35 | ||
| Robert Garrigus |
174 | 25 | 19 | 42,143 | T9 | 36 | ||||
| Rod Pampling |
17 | 186,632 | 192 | 77 | 10,862 | T24 | 20 | 197,494 | 37 | |
 Tim Wilkinson |
184 | 26 | 20 | 41,897 | T9 | 38 | ||||
| Darron Stiles |
20 | 180,015 | 116 | 2,710 | 55 | 21 | 182,725 | 39 | ||
| Derek Ernst |
170 | 27 | 21 | 41,729 | T5 | 40 | ||||
| Kang Sung-hoon |
22 | 168,971 | 80 | 9,471 | T37 | 22 | 178,442 | 41 | ||
| Luke List |
64 | 84,403 | 28 | 22 | 39,888 | T5 | 42 | |||
| Andrew Landry* |
21 | 171,792 | 108 | 4,590 | T74 | 23 | 176,382 | 43 | ||
| Thomas Aiken* |
30 | 23 | 35,125 | T5 | 44 | |||||
 Lucas Lee* |
23 | 164,046 | n/a | 0 | WD | 24 | 164,046 | 45 | ||
 Brian Davis |
143 | 31 | 24 | 32,607 | T16 | 46 | ||||
| Rob Oppenheim* |
26 | 160,159 | 32 | 25 | 32,206 | T12 | 47 | |||
- *PGA Tour rookie in 2016
- †First-time PGA Tour member in 2016, but ineligible for rookie status due to having played eight or more Tour events in a previous season
- Earned spot in Finals through PGA Tour.
- Earned spot in Finals through FedEx Cup points earned as a PGA Tour non-member.
- Indicates whether the player earned his card through the regular season or through the Finals.
Note: Kim Si-woo had previously been a PGA Tour member in the 2013 season, but did not play ten events and retained his rookie status.
Results on 2015–16 PGA Tour edit
| Player | Starts | Cuts made |
Best finish |
Money list rank |
Earnings ($) | FedEx Cup rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Rodgers† |
28 | 17 | T3 | 84 | 1,290,336 | 74 |
| Chez Reavie |
27 | 18 | 7/T7 | 95 | 1,086,964 | 81 |
| Patton Kizzire* |
27 | 20 | T2 | 72 | 1,468,624 | 82 |
| Dawie van der Walt* |
25 | 11 | T17 | 177 | 301,697 | 171 |
| Emiliano Grillo* |
24 | 21 | Win | 23 | 3,153,085 | 9 |
| Martin Piller |
22 | 8 | T4 | 144 | 570,470 | 162 |
| Henrik Norlander |
21 | 15 | T25 | 179 | 290,889 | 164 |
| Jamie Lovemark |
27 | 19 | T2 | 48 | 1,940,890 | 49 |
| Andrew Loupe |
27 | 11 | T3 | 99 | 1,075,276 | 113 |
| Peter Malnati |
32 | 11 | Win | 83 | 1,298,945 | 104 |
| Roberto Castro |
26 | 21 | 2 | 38 | 2,353,974 | 21 |
| Lee Dong-hwan |
22 | 8 | 12 | 195 | 174,683 | 201 |
| Sam Saunders |
24 | 10 | T8 | 151 | 510,079 | 148 |
| Smylie Kaufman* |
28 | 18 | Win | 34 | 2,508,174 | 43 |
| Michael Thompson |
23 | 13 | T4 | 148 | 521,983 | 145 |
| Bronson Burgoon* |
27 | 16 | T14 | 147 | 557,020 | 131 |
| Tom Hoge |
26 | 14 | T9x2 | 145 | 561,559 | 144 |
| Steve Marino |
24 | 13 | 2 | 120 | 768,200 | 130 |
| Brett Stegmaier* |
29 | 11 | T2 | 96 | 1,086,714 | 108 |
| Dicky Pride |
21 | 7 | T33 | 205 | 101,456 | 206 |
| Rhein Gibson* |
20 | 9 | T25 | 199 | 155,578 | 199 |
| Kelly Kraft† |
20 | 12 | T5 | 166 | 403,437 | 165 |
| Kyle Stanley |
28 | 18 | T13 | 142 | 580,734 | 116 |
| Kim Si-woo* |
33 | 22 | Win | 28 | 2,867,749 | 18 |
| Hiroshi Iwata* |
29 | 14 | T4 | 137 | 634,862 | 146 |
| Wes Roach |
21 | 9 | T13 | 172 | 342,098 | 170 |
| Ricky Barnes |
29 | 20 | T4 | 92 | 1,158,800 | 71 |
| Shane Bertsch |
9 | 6 | T35 | 204 | 105,492 | 204 |
| Lucas Glover |
23 | 15 | 8 | 110 | 948,927 | 106 |
| Tyler Aldridge |
28 | 14 | T12 | 150 | 517,738 | 140 |
| Derek Fathauer |
30 | 19 | 4 | 115 | 898,430 | 100 |
| Abraham Ancer* |
19 | 6 | T18 | 197 | 162,811 | 190 |
| Anirban Lahiri† |
21 | 16 | T6 | 116 | 835,171 | 119 |
| Harold Varner III* |
28 | 18 | T5 | 81 | 1,327,320 | 75 |
| Tyrone van Aswegen |
29 | 22 | T3 | 103 | 1,025,632 | 104 |
| Michael Kim* |
29 | 22 | T11 | 133 | 664,539 | 118 |
| Mark Hubbard |
30 | 21 | T15 | 136 | 642,942 | 115 |
| Miguel Ángel Carballo |
18 | 7 | T9 | 186 | 240,509 | 187 |
| Robert Garrigus |
21 | 14 | T4 | 104 | 1,024,900 | 109 |
| Rod Pampling |
18 | 9 | T26 | 201 | 142,433 | 195 |
| Tim Wilkinson |
22 | 14 | T4 | 127 | 708,623 | 132 |
| Darron Stiles |
17 | 4 | T20 | 216 | 60,197 | 217 |
| Derek Ernst |
20 | 10 | T20 | 192 | 190,736 | 186 |
| Kang Sung-hoon |
29 | 16 | T8 | 109 | 979,576 | 96 |
| Luke List |
27 | 12 | T6 | 122 | 751,001 | 122 |
| Andrew Landry* |
18 | 9 | T8 | 169 | 373,980 | 178 |
| Thomas Aiken* |
23 | 12 | T15 | 171 | 347,686 | 166 |
| Lucas Lee* |
16 | 6 | T36 | 206 | 98,965 | 203 |
| Brian Davis |
9 | 1 | T28 | 228 | 27,880 | 230 |
| Rob Oppenheim* |
21 | 13 | T10 | 156 | 462,427 | 158 |
- *PGA Tour rookie in 2016
- †First-time PGA Tour member in 2016, but ineligible for rookie status due to having played eight or more Tour events in a previous season
- Retained his PGA Tour card for 2017: won or finished in the top 125 of the money list or FedEx Cup points list.
- Retained PGA Tour conditional status and qualified for the Web.com Tour Finals: finished between 126 and 150 on FedEx Cup list and qualified for Web.com Tour Finals.
- Failed to retain his PGA Tour card for 2017 but qualified for the Web.com Tour Finals: finished between 150 and 200 on FedEx Cup list.
- Failed to retain his PGA Tour card for 2017 and to qualify for the Web.com Tour Finals: finished outside the top 200 on FedEx Cup list.
Miguel Ángel Carballo, Kelly Kraft, Rod Pampling, Michael Thompson, and Tim Wilkinson regained their cards through the 2016 Web.com Tour Finals.
Winners on the PGA Tour in 2016 edit
| No. | Date | Player | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runners-up | Payout ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oct 18, 2015 | Emiliano Grillo
|
Frys.com Open | −15 (68-71-65-69=273) | Playoff | Kevin Na
|
1,080,000 |
| 2 | Oct 25, 2015 | Smylie Kaufman
|
Shriners Hospitals for Children Open | −16 (67-72-68-61=268) | 1 stroke | Jason Bohn,  Alex Čejka Patton Kizzire, Kevin Na Brett Stegmaier, Cameron Tringale
|
1,152,000 |
| 3 | Nov 9, 2015 | Peter Malnati
|
Sanderson Farms Championship | −18 (69-66-68-67=270) | 1 stroke | William McGirt, David Toms
|
738,000 |
| 4 | Aug 22, 2016 | Kim Si-woo
|
Wyndham Championship | −21 (68-60-68-67=259) | 5 strokes | Luke Donald
|
1,008,000 |
Runners-up on the PGA Tour in 2016 edit
| No. | Date | Player | Tournament | Winner | Winning score | Runner-up score | Payout ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1&2 | Oct 25, 2015 | Patton Kizzire
|
Shriners Hospitals for Children Open | Smylie Kaufman
|
−16 (67-72-68-61=268) | −15 (65-69-72-63=269) | 355,733 |
| Brett Stegmaier
|
−15 (66-66-68-69=269) | ||||||
| 3 | Mar 27, 2016 | Steve Marino Lost in playoff |
Puerto Rico Open | Tony Finau
|
−12 (69-70-67-70=276) | −12 (70-67-69-70=276) | 324,000 |
| 4 | May 2 | Jamie Lovemark Lost in three-man playoff |
Zurich Classic of New Orleans | Brian Stuard
|
−15 (64-68-69=201*) | −15 (67-66-68=201*) | 616,000 |
| 5 | May 8 | Roberto Castro Lost in playoff |
Wells Fargo Championship | James Hahn
|
−9 (70-71-68-70=279) | −9 (71-66-71-71=279) | 788,000 |
| 6 | Jul 17 | Kim Si-woo Lost in playoff |
Barbasol Championship | Aaron Baddeley
|
−18 (70-66-64-66=266) | −18 (70-68-65-63=266) | 378,000 |
| 7 | Aug 28 | Emiliano Grillo
|
The Barclays | Patrick Reed
|
−9 (66-68-71-70=275) | −8 (67-69-71-69=276) | 748,000 |
*Shortened to 54 holes due to poor weather conditions.
References edit
- ^ "Heads of the class: Welcome the 50 new PGA Tour members". PGA Tour. October 4, 2015.